Hi Everyone, This is my 6th time thru the Challenge today. This last one I'm posting. This one was a heart thumper especially when I hooked my 3rd Arapaima. I couldn't believe I got 3 caught at this point. Had a lot of nerve racking moments on the 3rd Arapaima, it would stay down for a while then all of a sudden come up and start jumping like crazy. Thought a few times he was going to snap me off. But finally alot of finesse and patience, landed the fish. Got to site 8 and 9 and got 2 30 + inch fish. Site 10 couldn't believe it and hooked a 4th one, ended up the biggest one so far that I caught in the challenge. For some reason, this one wasn't jumping as much but made some sudden lightning runs where I thought he was going to snap my line since I was close to being spooled. Finally after about 10 minutes finally landed the fish and when I saw how big it was I didn't know what to think. I will have Stanley go ahead and verify my score. But will post it now. Good luck to everyone. This score can be beat. I did catch a few small ones and the Monster Arapaima is still setting out there waiting to be caught.Fish: 39.89 inch Jumping Golden Dorado from C L Amazon River; Code: JKXHZEHRQXVLR8200HQQVFAIUWPKVEYBVDVZKXLIXOAOXDZUVXFHLXKFIQZTWFish: 64.15 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: LEUNQBFPXKRTF6343TACAGMCZXHFXATWSHYYQVUDHHXZJPJTCJEPUTWHFBYYDFish: 17.92 inch Silver Piranha from C L Amazon River; Code: SMJLUCTTNGGDN4151WTVMIGBVWDEEDJYTWVZZSGRQZGBXPNCCGWBCBPDDDGNTFish: 27.76 inch Sardinata from C L Amazon River; Code: FWBAUTHHFIOAH5934YFYAWDFTDVDRNCKSLQCADCKDBWZZEWOOJHJTXLBYHZILFish: 59.86 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: GAUECSVJJQVTM3376FKCEONDJQENPOULYKMSWMUUSVHBUJTVRGNSXTGKVPGWNFish: 45.46 inch Payara Vampire Fish from C L Amazon River; Code: DVJGEMTWMRMTP7432QJYBCUXKEKPBBIQIAQGSPPUQWWWJAWTOEWBLKTRLCUYMFish: 71.35 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: HZWGDGUTBTISW0778SEWTCJZGJQSPITDSEWGBIFKYUZQNHRSHNAMMMFYVWOGFFish: 33.63 inch Bicuda from C L Amazon River; Code: IETTIZNWUSQXR9945TODKQACGQZTVGFBGDMVLAQYURSMUTFZXANYABRSZMLMKFish: 30.17 inch Sardinata from C L Amazon River; Code: FOQHBTMJAIRJN1449SNICAHTWKCTVSIQXEHOREYBSMSFJEWAZIOYSNWJCYNKNFish: 76.67 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: IQOERXSXEHRVQ2871OKFUWGETXBOOVREHRJZYQMYMIHHWYCLOYNKFHCUUANKNChallenge: C L Amazon River; Score: 5961; Code: YCYSNEXCLJDBQIPQQDHVMRFXHQIRKPCJNZESFJTCWULOPAJVFHFKMHYCNUQKV

Hi Everyone, Here's my last 3 trys on the challenge. Don't need verified because nothing is there to compete against. The 3rd set of scores was caught on a top water Fly.% days left in the competition. So lets see some scores from everybody. Good Luck.

Hi Everyone, We have just a little over 3 more days left of the Amazon Challenge. We need at least 2 more competitors to make this a legal Challenge. I know more score can be beat. If it can't then if we get 3 more competitors I will drop my challenge score. So lets see 3 more competitors. If you can beat my score that would be even better. Spend some time on the challenge and be very patient. To get that score I went through the challenge completely, six times that day, experimenting at different depths. So lets see some scores posted and make this challenge a little more interesting. Roger

Roger, that is very generous of you to give up your high score to get more people into the competition. However, a Challenge is a Challenge and there isn't any need for you to do that. Too bad what started out as a nice and exciting challenge fizzled out with not too many people participating. Maybe they have better things to do at this time of the year?

Anyway, I've already got a couple of very nice prizes for the Best Score and Biggest fish caught while fishing the tournament. I have decided to give those out anyway to the top score and biggest fish when the tournament is over. So we will wait and see if we have better scores coming in. Even though the tournament is not "legal" with no enough people participating, I think our top competitors deserves a special thanks from me for their support of the Challenge, and the RWFF Forum.

Hi Stanley and Everyone, Well this is the first chance I had to fish in 2 days. Had a blizzard here which started early Wednesday Morning and ended Thursday. High winds, 1 to 2 inch snowflakes through the 1st 10 hours of the storm. Some of the wettest and heaviest snow that I could remember. Between my house and my Parents next door took 12 hours of shoveling. Now Sunday we ill be in the 60's, typical Indiana weather. Well I caught 2 Arapaimas and lost three and one of them must have been one of Stanley's monsters. It didn't throw the hook, it just snapped the line with no problem. Probably could of had 1 or 2 more big Arapaimas but the piranha's beat them to the fly. Well we have just a little over 2 days left in the Challenge. Nobody has been posting unless they're going to wait till the last hour or so of the challenge. Still casting away till the deadline and here's my challenge score for tonight, no verification needed on this one either because it doesn't change any of the scoring. Good Luck to Everyone and thank you Stanley for an excellent outing and definitely for your New Jumping Arapaima. Another excellent job all the way around. Roger

Hi Everyone, My Grandson Chris which is 10 years old wanted to fish the Challenge. He hasn't fished the game in a long time, so I had to do a little coaching to him. For the first time fishing in a long time he did fairly well and did catch a nice Arapaima. His second fish he would have caught was a Piranha. He reeled it in to quick and he thought it snapped his line, it only threw the hook. After that he settled down and did a fairly decent job. I'm posting his score and a picture of his Arapaima.Fish: 11.50 inch Oscar from C L Amazon River; Code: DXARHXLXMTHTX9453WAFWZLXNCCYRBWRYIFOUGRTXKXKHGQJYDMOIFVFXGLXSFish: 13.77 inch Amazon Piranha from C L Amazon River; Code: MDSZNBINVPEAC2921VYUSDFBBWDMCQMRCRLOCCDBGKKCJHVAZVDYAZSNHKNKNFish: 29.43 inch Bicuda from C L Amazon River; Code: XFPONSZEDKNRG5279RKWVWNESQDTBFFLCXHSDTTEEXIZNHZFSBXPPPGJXVAPHFish: 63.73 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: WFRMYBHQMFTUL6676NPUGXVZXXGDOTSNSNJMKMSLXJDUUAEGZGIDUJBBRFJYZFish: 13.40 inch Oscar from C L Amazon River; Code: IKHTHHYZYKPGE0407EVVYGQDZDAUAALCDBXBSIKPQANJMWEWCVRNCKGPKPWPQFish: 14.62 inch Oscar from C L Amazon River; Code: DLMHSPPREZZMY6708YPKBBTZJWZEXFRWYDBKQYVTYTIWWBTOHEVCDZDECHGHVFish: 36.88 inch Piraiba Goliath Catfish from C L Amazon River; Code: XDQDWBDNCIDOR1258NIQTRHSOJLKTEJLMGSKBCKEXRHLQJXOIDHBEVEWLYVZKFish: 28.22 inch Bicuda from C L Amazon River; Code: GCAMGKVKJVMDB8318JMIOUTOMXWWXPILOBBIYLETZJRXSHVMBEDFUGIYGVHSGFish: 35.99 inch Jumping Golden Dorado from C L Amazon River; Code: OADOJFNUMSRZE4301FHIXMVMCQFHUJWJXDGLYZFZXURWEHRPNEAEEQPVUSLHNFish: 29.35 inch Bicuda from C L Amazon River; Code: OUEHMXUQAOSIF3533GVSFNXIEXSEKSDGKPLMKHEBIAKCFMOPTVTBRGXHJKYBOChallenge: C L Amazon River; Score: 3843; Code: LWITNHSOIUADCYUAFPNMAOUIOPKBRWLXPKOQILKVCYGLMWELYKZYJIMHXPMPJThis challenge is verified and legal.

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Haha, that is fantastic and makes all the hard work and long hours worthwhile for me. RWFF is a great game not only for adults, it gets the family involved and they can spend some quality family time together. The game also helps to nurture future fisherman and for many of them, fishing will be life long hobby and love. I think it is great that Chris wanted to play the game and caught a big Arapaima while doing it. Please congratulate him and give him a pat on the head for me.

There is about one day left of the tournament so please turn in your scores to Roger for verification. Roger will make a formal announcement on the Forum when the Fat Lady sings. C'mon you guys, if 10 year old Chris can catch a big Arapaima so can you.

Hi Stanley and Everyone, Well there is 12 hours left on our Challenge. This morning while I went next door to have coffee at my Parents, Chris decided to try the Challenge again. Even though the fish isn't legal because he didn't finish the challenge, I figured that I would post his first fish that he caught. When I came back home he told me he caught an Arapaima but quit after he caught the fish. I couldn't believe what he caught on his own. I was very impressed. Here is what he caught on first sight of the challenge.Chris 2nd ArapaimaFish: 70.39 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: OOWQNFSHXRKGT1279VGIJXHHLDZDW?FNOZAGEGKSERQFMKQSOAPESUBKAKUJX

Hi Everyone, Just fished the Challenge again and this is what I came up with. I believe I had the monster Arapaima hooked and fought for about 10 minutes. Got the fish in front of me and it threw the hook. Will see alot more scores between my Grandson and I before the Midnight bell rings. Good luck and lets see some more posts. Roger

Hi Badger, Excellent Score and I really thought that your score you posted would have beat mine. I think you could agree hooking that 4th fish really gets nerve racking having to worry about Stanley's infamous jumper throwing the hook or not. There is still a little over six hours and I may expect another score before then from someone. Sorry you've run out of time, your score does show that mine could be beat with just a little larger Arapaima. Congratulations on an excellent score. Will verify your score now and make it legal. Have a good evening. Roger

And what is the biggest fish I managed to catch a few broke Fish: 62.17 inch Jumping Arapaima from C L Amazon River; Code: UDQOVEPMBUPLV5048WSYTGUUABYGSCVPZJFZWPGZLBUXANTUDLYKSZSGYFZTWThank you and congratulations to the winners. BRAVO GENTLEMEN